Oil boom begins in Guyana as Exxon lifts first Liza crude

Exxon Mobil and its partners lifted the first commercial crude from Guyana, setting the small South American nation on a path to potentially vast flows of oil revenues.

Exxon has a 45% share in the Guyana project, while Hess Corp. has 30% and China’s CNOOC Ltd. 25%. Output from the first phase of the offshore Liza field is expected to reach full capacity of 120,000 gross bopd in coming months, with the first cargo to be sold within several weeks, the companies said in separate press releases.

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